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Tag: Glaciers
As Earth Warms, Old Mayhem and Secrets Emerge From the Ice
Climate change is revealing long-frozen artifacts and animals to archaeologists. But the window for study is slender and shrinking.
A Warning That Africa’s Last Glaciers Will Soon Vanish
While African nations contribute less than 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, a U.N. report underscored the outsize impact that climate change is having on the continent.
A Stunning Look at the Hidden Mysteries of Glacier Caves
A group of scientists and adventure athletes are venturing into icy labyrinths to study their relationships with glacial melting and climate change.
A Front-Row Seat on the Spectacle of Ice
Above the Arctic Circle, in Greenland, a new building dramatizes the impact of climate change.
Iceberg Splits From Antarctica, Becoming World’s Largest
The iceberg broke off from the edge of the Ronne Ice Shelf into the Weddell Sea last week, researchers said.
Melting Glaciers Have Exposed Frozen Relics of World War I
Artifacts from the White War — a battle between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops that took place in the forbidding heights of the Alps — are on their way to a museum.
Mountains, Ice and Climate Change: A Recipe for Disasters
Shrinking and thinning of glaciers is one of the most documented signs of global warming caused by rising levels of greenhouse gases.
Before Uttarakhand Flood, India Ignored Warnings
Long before a deadly flood hit two hydroelectric dams, scientists warned repeatedly that such projects were dangerous in a fragile region made more so by global warming.
Glacier Bursts in India, Leaving More Than 100 Missing in Floods
Rescue efforts were underway in the northern state of Uttarakhand, where officials said a hydroelectric dam project had been largely swept away.